Table 1.
Characteristics of Subjects That Participated in Both Direct-skin and Membrane Feeding
| Ivermectin 600 mcg/kg/day for 3 Days (n = 22) |
Ivermectin 300 mcg/kg/day for 3 Days (n = 24) |
Placebo (n = 23) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 27.3 (7.4) | 25.5 (7.5) | 26.0 (5.0) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 13 (59%) | 16 (67%) | 14 (61%) |
| Female | 9 (41%) | 8 (33%) | 9 (39%) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.9 (3.4) | 21.5 (3.0) | 21.6 (2.6) |
Data are shown as n (%) or mean (standard deviation). Baseline characteristics of subjects that participated in both direct skin and membrane feeding (n = 69) were similar to those of the other trial participants that did not (n = 72) [6].